British serial killer 'Suffolk Strangler' gets another life sentence for 1999 murder


FILE PHOTO: Steve Wright, who has been found guilty of murder, is seen in this undated handout file photograph released by Suffolk Police January 14, 2008. Suffolk Police/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A British serial ‌killer dubbed the "Suffolk Strangler" by the media after he killed five young women ‌was on Friday sentenced for an earlier murder of a teenager committed over 25 ‌years ago.

Steve Wright, who was already serving a life sentence with no prospect of parole for a 2006 killing spree, on Monday admitted kidnapping and murdering 17-year-old Victoria Hall in 1999.

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